The numismatic chronicle and journal of the Royal Numismatic Society

PYX TKIALS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ETC. 347
Crown, was taken out of the pyx and consisted of
unites, double-crowns, and Britain crowns, amounting
in coined moneys to 52.
Silver moneys, with the same mark, consisted of
pieces of 2s. 6d., Is., 6d., 4d., 3d., 2d., Id., and %d. y
amounting to 615.
The pyx which was opened at this trial must have
contained both types of the hammered gold coins and
the three main types of the hammered silver coins.
4 July, 1664. Assays and trial of moneys coined
between 6 February, 1662, and the day of trial, in
accordance with the indenture of 20 July, 1660.
No gold coins in this pyx.
Silver coins consisted of pieces of 5s., 2s. 6d., Is., 2d.,
and Id., amounting to 363.
A privy mark is not mentioned in the record of this
trial or in those of later dates. It should be observed
that the period during which these silver coins were
struck overlaps the period covered by the trial of
9 July, 1663. The presence of the silver piece of 5s.
shows that some milled coins were tested for the first
time on 4 July, 1664.
4 August, 1669. Assays of gold moneys coined from
30 December, 1663, and of silver moneys from 4 July,
1664, until the day of trial; in accordance with (1) the
indenture of 20 July, 1660, (2) a warrant of 12 June,
1667, authorizing the striking of gold and silver by
the mill and press, (3) a warrant of 19 January, 1662,
for striking groats and threepences, and (4) a warrant
of 24 December, 1663, for the cutting of the pound
Troy of crown gold into 44 pieces and one half, each
piece to pass for 20.9., and the half for 10s.
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